Articles in category: Mental

Knowing is half the battle says GI Joe. Seems if we all were better at identifying our emotions we'd be happier as knowing would help guide us to action to change what doesn't feel good. Where are you on your wheel, where do you want to be.

John Robins built a successful work life and retirement outside Chicago during the last four decades, but circumstances got the better of him in recent years. His wife, MaryJo, died in late 2016, after a 3½-year battle with brain cancer. He needed surgery to shrink an enlarged prostate. His lower back gave out last year, after Robins and his children decided it was best for him to move back to his native Western New York.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus reflected on how "laughter was the best medicine" during her cancer battle as she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday (21Oct18).

The Veep actress was honoured with the coveted prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night, and when she received the award, the star reflected on her breast cancer battle. Revealing she was diagnosed with the disease 12 hours after she won her sixth consecutive Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep in September, 2017, Julia labelled it a "hilarious turn of events".